Former Site of Red Army Slogans at the Residence of Li Hongyang in Changxiao Village

Former Site of Red Army Slogans at the Residence of Li Hongyang in Changxiao Village

The Former Site of Red Army Slogans at the Residence of Li Hongyang in Changxiao Village is a classic red tourism attraction.

The Former Site of Red Army Slogans at the Residence of Li Hongyang in Changxiao Village is located at Nanzhaimen, the main village of Changxiao Village, Changxiao Town, Qingliu County.

In mid-January 1931, the 101st Regiment of the 34th Division of the 12th Red Army (Commander Yang Yuchun, Political Commissar Lian Xun) entered the Li Tian and Changxiao areas of Qingliu to assist the work team of the Fujian Provincial Committee. They helped establish local Party and government bodies, and carried out land redistribution campaigns. During this period, they successively established Soviet governments in villages such as Hekeng, Qiankeng, Liukeng, Xiexie, Huangshikeng, Changxiao, and Jiangfang. Among them, the Soviet Government of Changxiao Township and the headquarters of the 101st Regiment were both located in the residence of brothers Li Richang (now the home of Li Hongyang), where they stayed until March 1932 when the 101st Regiment left Qingliu as part of the Red Army’s Eastern Expedition to Zhangzhou. Later, other Red Army units such as those from the 12th Red Army and the 34th Division (originally the 19th Red Army of Fujian) also used this location as their command post during their operations in the area. Independent divisions such as the 7th and 9th also carried out frequent activities here. The slogans preserved here were written during that period. These slogans are located in three areas: inside the main hall, on the front exterior wall, and on the left exterior wall (currently the bathroom area). With the exception of the slogan on the left exterior wall, which is no longer legible, a total of 49 slogans across 8 sets remain clearly visible in the other two locations. Inside the main hall, there are 4 sets and 6 slogans: Set A, 1 slogan — “The Red Army is the army of workers and peasants themselves!”; Set B, 2 slogans — “Carry out the land revolution!” and “The Red Army is the army of peasants themselves!”; Set C, 2 slogans — “Down with the Kuomintang government!” and “Commemorate the Guangzhou Uprising – Join the Red Army!” None of these three sets bear signatures. Set D, 1 slogan — “Down with the landlords and distribute the land!” Signed “Red Army.” On the front exterior wall, there are 4 sets and 43 slogans: Set A includes 14 numbered slogans — “Vigorously expand the Red Army forces, protect the autumn harvest!” “Strengthen the Red Guards and Young Pioneers to protect the autumn harvest!” “Eliminate Ma Hong (Note: should be ‘Hong,’ a clerical error)” “Support the Red Army in battle, eliminate the militia bandits □□ (two characters unclear)” “The only way to prevent warlords and militia bandits from burning, killing, and looting is to vigorously expand the Red Army!” “The only way to prevent warlords and militia bandits from burning, killing, and looting is for everyone to arm themselves!” “Organize stretcher and transport teams to support the Red Army in battle!” “Eliminate the militia bandits and warlords of Liancheng, crush the enemy!” “Vigorously expand the 12th Red Army Corps!” “To expand one million iron-willed Red Army soldiers □□□ (three characters unclear)” “Help the Red Army buy grain!” “Eliminate Lu Xingbang, take Qingliu and Guihua!” “Support class investigation and land revolution movements!” “Support the Second National Soviet Congress!” Signed “Red Army Soldiers (Proclaim)”; 3 unsigned and unnumbered slogans — “Down with the Kuomintang – Long live the Communist Party of China!” “Help the Red Army buy grain!” “Down with Ma Xiankang!” Set B has 3 slogans — “Capture Ma (missing the character ‘Xian,’ note) Kang – execute him!” “Down with imperialism!” “Create one million iron-willed Red Army soldiers!” All are unsigned. Set C includes 10 numbered slogans, specifically the “Ten Major Policies of the Communist Party of China,” signed “Soldiers of the 12th Red Army Corps of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army (Proclaim)”; and 5 unsigned slogans — “Down with the landlords and distribute the land!” “Expand one million iron-willed Red Army soldiers!” “The grain of the landlords – distribute it free to poor peasants!” “Communist Party of China,” “Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army!” The first four are unsigned, the last is signed “34th Red Army Division.” Set D has 8 slogans — “Vigorously expand the Red Army forces, build up the Red Guards and Young Pioneers, protect the autumn harvest!” “Eliminate Ma Hong (Note: should be ‘Hong,’ a clerical error)” “Help the Red Army in battle, eliminate the militia bandits of Liancheng!” “The only way to prevent warlords and militia bandits from burning and killing is for everyone to arm themselves!” “The only way to prevent warlords and militia bandits from burning and killing is to vigorously expand the Red Army!” “Organize stretcher and transport teams to help the Red Army in battle!” “Eliminate the militia bandits and warlords of Liancheng!” “Vigorously expand the 12th Red Army Corps!” Signed “Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, 12th Corps.”

The residential house of Li Hongyang was originally built in the early years of the Republic of China. It is a tile-roofed house with an earth-and-wood structure, featuring a single-entry two-hall layout, wing rooms on both sides, a central courtyard, side rooms, and approximately 20 rooms in total, covering an area of about 400 square meters.

Source: Party History Research Office of the Sanming Municipal Committee

Changxiao Village: Located at the site of the Changxiao Town government, Changxiao Village borders Huangshikeng Village to the east, Jiangfang, Xiexie, and Qiankeng Villages to the south, and Shaping and Huangkeng Villages to the north. It has 2,890 mu of arable land and 24,600 mu of forested area. The village comprises 31 villager groups, with 796 households and a population of 3,245 in 2012. Except for a few households surnamed Huang and Qiu, all others are surnamed Li. The Li family moved to Changxiao from Xiaping Village, Zhiping Township, Ninghua County in the third year of the Yuanyou reign during the Song Dynasty (1088).

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